The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-12
PASTORS SAY GOOD-BY.
METHODIST MINISTER'S GOING. TO
CONFERENCE.

CONFERBN CE,
Closing Services of the Conference
Year in the Savannah Churches
Preachers Review Their Work-Rev.
TT. Christian Relates Some Incidents
of His Itineracy-The Conference to
Meet at Sandersville on Wednesday.
The South Georgia Annual Conference Of
the Methodist church will meet at Sanders
vile on Wednesday. Yesterday was the
last Sabbath in the conference year, and the
pastors of the Savannah churches said good
by to their congregations. For some of
them it was their final service
Rev. T. T. Christian, pastor of Trinity
church, has served the full term of four
years. This is as long as the rules Of the
conference allow any minister TO remain
at any one church under one appointment
Rev. A. NJ Wynn, of Wesley Monument
tai church, although he was pastor Of that
church by former appointment, was sent
back here by the last conference and will
probably be returned to complete the build
ing of the church. which was begun under
his pastorate Mr. Wynn is an earnest and
devoted and very successful preacher, and
his return is prayed for by his people.
Rev. J. P. Wardlaw, of New Houston
Street church, has been here two years. and
during that time he has built up the little
mission in the southern part of the city into
a hourishing church. His people are de-
votedly attached to him, and although he
may not be returned, he will carry to what
ever field he is sent the best wishes of his
congregation and the Methodists of Sa-
vannah.
1900 MErHopIsrs IN SAVANNAH.
The commitment membership of the
Methodist church in the city is about 1900.
Trinity church has the largest member
ship-considerably over 800. Wesley
Monumental comes next, with some
thing over 400. New Houston
Street Church is the smallest, as it is the
youngest. The Savannah district has a
COMMUNICATE membership of about 5000,
and is one of the most important districts
III the conference.
1t is customary at the close of each
conference year for pastors to review the
years work. Rev. 7. T. Christian, of
Trinity church, in closing his four years
pastorate. gave his congregation an inter
esting historical and statistical talk last
last night. He is one of the veterans in the
conference, and in the course of his talk he
referred TO his ministerial work covering an
itineracY Of thirty three years. during
which he has filled fifteen appointments,
having Deel Twelve wears on CIRCUITS, JnlT-
teen years on stations, aud eight years ON
districts. During that time he received
into the church 8, 12l members.
INCIDENTS OF THE ITINERACY.
In bis talk he related many interesting in
cid ents of the early days Of his ministry in
the northern part of the State, which Illus
trated the fortitude and Christian bravery
of the Methodist itinerant. On one circuit
the third TO which he was sent-he had
nineteen appointments TO fill every month,
and received for the entire years work $50.
The next circuit to which he was
sent had twenty-five appointments to be
filed. At the breaking out OF the war he
was on the Hancock circuit, where he had
eight appointments. 1t was while there
that he became intimately associated with
the late Bishop Pierce, who for a time while
he was unable to fill his own appointments
was Mr.. Christians junior preacher.
In concluding his talk Mr.. Christian
spoke of his work in Savannah. Trinity
church, when he became its pastor four
years ago, had membership Of $50. Now
it has a membership of S46. During the
past four years there have been received
into the church 665 members, but losses by
death and withdrawal and removal have
reduced the total membership to something
over 500
TRINITY CUTrRCH STATISTICS